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  1. Happiness != Pleasure on The Science Of Happiness · · Score: 2, Informative

    The question "what do you have to do to find happiness?" is a Philosophy question, not something that can be answered through Science.

    Drugs don't really make people happy. Happiness must come from within.

    The Happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement. If Eudaimonia, or happiness, is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence; and this will be that of the best thing in us.

    -- Aristotle, "Nichomachean Ethics"

    What I get out of that, is that people are happy when they have a sense of purpose and feel like they're doing "what they need to do". Of course, sometimes that is very bad for everyone else. But think about what happened to that guy from Fight Club, who was working at the convenience store but wanted to be a veterinarian.

  2. Business Plan on Bill Gates Claims OSS Has Poor Interoperability · · Score: 1

    1. Create a secret set of rules that can change for any new release.
    2. Claim to be a champion of interoperability.
    3. Call everyone else on their not knowing the rules.
    4. Profit!

  3. Sure, it might protect against RPGs on Electric Armor Tested For Light Armored Vehicles · · Score: 3, Funny


    But what about RTSs, FPSs, and TBSs? They can also do a lot of damage to one's social life.

  4. The Saturn "Picnics" on Automakers Try To Keep Repair Codes Secret · · Score: 1

    Certain people who bought Saturns were invited to these "Saturn Pride" get-togethers after a massive amount of recalls, probably to placate them and restore their faith in the company.

    What's funny is that they didn't need to find their car when it was time to go home. A representative of the company would take the paper they got sent in the mail and show them to their new car.

    A perfect way to organize a large-scale nationwide bad-vehicle swap, actually.

  5. Re:There has to be an alternative motive here... on Microsoft Allows Pirates to Install XP SP2 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've never seen a case go to cout.
    Me either. Also, I've never seen a case come from cin. I have, however, seen a case inside of a switch.
  6. Re:enough time on Verisign's SiteFinder - An Engineer's View · · Score: 1

    Hey, code really IS speech...

  7. I bought a labtop once on Bad Spelling Pays on eBay · · Score: 1

    It is highly resistant against chemical spills.

  8. Re:What really happens on MPAA Opens Anti-filesharing Website · · Score: 1

    "a false interpretation of the American Way."

    If only Superman wasn't so busy defending Truth and Justice.

  9. Re:So What did people get? on Inkblot Passwords · · Score: 1

    1. ?!?!?
    2. Donkey Kong
    3. Crab
    4. ?!?!?
    5. Castor and Pollux (Gemini)
    6. Protoss Dragoon
    7. Baxter from TMNT
    8. ?!?!?
    9. Flying superhero shooting energy from hands
    10. ?!?!?

    ?!?!? == I can see something but was too influenced by other posts.